having or showing adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues
机智的;灵活的;圆通的
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they need a tactful word of advice .他们需要一个讲究方式的建议。
adj. 机智的;灵活的;圆通的
His criticism was couched in very tactful language.
他的批评措辞很有分寸。
They did not understand our tactful suggestion.
他们没有理解我们委婉的建议。
It is not tactful to mention his failed marriage experience.
提起他失败的婚姻经历不太得体。
Mentioning his baldness wasn't very tactful.
提起他的秃顶是不太得体的
That wasn't a very tactful thing to say!
说这种话可不太得体!
I tried to find a tactful way of telling her the truth.
我设法找一个妥善的办法,把实情告诉她。
He had been extremely tactful in dealing with the financial question.
他在处理这个财务问题时一直非常有分寸。
It's not tactful to do so.
这样做不策略。
What he said was not very tactful.
他这话说得不圆。
形容词后缀
词根 tact
tactless adj. 不机智的;不老练的;笨拙的
tactlessly adv. 不机智地;不得体地;不圆滑地
tact n. 机智;老练;圆滑;鉴赏力
tactfulness n. 灵活机智(tactful的名词形式)
tactlessness n. 不圆滑;不乖巧
having or showing adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues
机智的;灵活的;圆通的
他们需要一个讲究方式的建议。
And you just got yourself uninvited. See? I told you I'd find a tactful way to do that.
就凭你这句话,你被拒之门外了,瞧,我就说我能巧妙地踢开他。
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